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A rabbi shares what happened when he presented his congregants with a survey about the existence and nature of God.
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I was two-and-a-half when my parents packed our few possessions and moved from a kibbutz on the banks of the Sea of Galilee to the promised land of New Jersey - where my father, a nuclear physicist...
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How prevalent is divorce within the Jewish community, and how does the rate compare with divorce in the general population?
We are at an incredibly exciting moment in the movement for marriage equality for same-sex couples in the United States. Since the beginning of 2013, we have seen the United States Supreme Court...
Every Yom Kippur afternoon, we read the story of Jonah, perhaps because Jonah is the story of all of us.
Appraising a spice box brought from Russia by great uncle Jake.
Each Rosh HaShanah, the Akedah ("The Binding of Isaac"), Abraham's near sacrifice of his son Isaac at God's behest, highlights for us the impenetrable paradox of affirming a good, omnipotent God...
What are the top three mistakes students make when applying to college, and what should they do differently to increase their odds of getting in?
Yearly, as a high school guidance director and president of the Jewish interest group of the National Association for College Admission Counseling, I visit colleges throughout the U.S. to see how...
Adjusted for inflation, young college grads today earn less than their counterparts did a decade ago.
Looking for some college cash, these scholarships, grants, and lower cost loans can help.
To say that Judaism has been a constant feature in my life is an understatement. I spent eight hours a day in a Jewish day school from kindergarten through graduation, and went to temple every...
A conversation with Mitchell B. Reiss, President, Washington College, Chestertown, Maryland.
Rabbi Lawrence A. Hoffman, Barbara and Stephen Friedman Professor of Liturgy, Worship, and Ritual at HUC-JIR, edited We Have Sinned: Sin and Confession in Judaism-Ashamnu and Al Chet (Jewish Lights...
Barbara Streisand, a self-described "ugly duckling," became a glamorous superstar without ever compromising her Jewishness.
I believed that eating less and less would help repair the world. But depriving ourselves of food keeps us from realizing our full potential—and almost cost me my life.
Experiencing "Shalom Y'all," one of the largest Jewish food festivals in America.
The Hanukkah miracle is, at its essence, a miracle of the spirit, offering us an opportunity to open our hearts.
Appraising two ivory silver filigree pieces made in the Bezalel Art School, Palestine.
Lessons about faith in Auschwitz.
There is mounting evidence that "religion" and "science" are not adversaries but potential allies which, working together, can improve our lives and our world.
As my recovery continues, I often reflect on how I managed to find the strength--the resilience--to rebuild my life. I believe the answer lies in three interventions, each informed by Judaism:...
Meeting my Reform brethren in Warsaw, Budapest, and Prague.
Best sightseeing and dining, and Buenos Aires' model Jewish community.
Interview with Alvin Kushner, regional chairman of the Cape Town Progressive Jewish Congregation, vice chairman of the South African Union for Progressive Judaism, chairman of the SA Jewish...
Aron and Judith experienced a Jewish community the likes of which are not to be found anywhere else in the world.
Stéphane Beder, president of the Federation of French-Speaking Liberal Jews, talks about what it's like to be a Jew in France today and shares tips on the best sightseeing and dining in Paris.
Best sightseeing, Jews in Australian history, and Jewish life in Melbourne today.
I have begun a year-long sabbatical in Berlin, one of the places on Earth I never imagined I would live.
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I am a rabbi, proud to affirm my love of Judaism…on my skin.
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Why have human beings throughout the ages and across cultures chosen to tattoo their bodies?
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When I’m songleading at the URJ’s Henry S. Jacobs Camp in Utica, Mississippi, my speech impediment is not evident. But when I’m not in the spotlight, like Moses, it’s difficult for me to get the...
I have my paternal grandfather’s six-digit Holocaust number, 184203, tattooed on my wrist. What was done to him in hate, I do in love.
Whenever people ask me about who I am, being Jewish is one of the first things I tell them.
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Miriam Hopper: Jewish tradition teaches us that the body is sacred. There would have to be a good reason for me to alter the body I was given. Missy Goldstein: I think of myself as so much more...
Ask me who my hero was while I was in kindergarten and I would have said my teacher, Mrs. Green, because she was kind and wore funky sweaters. In fourth grade, it would have been a toss-up between...
How I - a sheltered religious skeptic - found my way to Judaism.
Baruch Spinoza’s ideas profoundly impacted Jewish thought and belief.
Dear Jonathan,
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God is always asking us to serve. In the Torah portion Tzav (Hebrew for “command”), God offers deliberate and precise instructions, too. When God directs the priests, Aaron and his sons, to bring...
In a bitter and ironic twist of history, some rabbis have surrendered two hard-won victories of more than a century ago: the right to a free pulpit and to speak publicly in favor of Israel and...
I entered college on the eve of the SlutWalk revolution. A 12-year-old girl had been repeatedly assaulted in Texas, and the newspaper reporting on it cited a possible motive: she was wearing makeup...
